The Motorbike Era

[cyclingday]

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[catfish]

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Nice tank !!!!

 

[Joe Buffardi]

Oooh yes!

 

[Joe Buffardi]

 

[Mark Mattei]

Beckley-Ralston Autocrat

 

[keith kodish]

The ones I am really drawn to are the motorcycle related bikes e.g. HD, Indian, and Merkel. The main draw back to the 28" bikes, if you really want to enjoy them (ride them!), is the tire issue. A set of Robert Dean tires is about $300 or you can lace in the old hubs to some 700 rims which usually works out to about the same cost. For the vast majority of these motorbike style bikes (- the motorcycle related) the cost of a wheel set may not be economically feasible. Jus my 2c V/r Shawn
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Shawn,i agree. The motorcycle built ones are great,historically, but as far as design,aesthetic looks,they bore me. Mid/late 30's is where I've been/at. If it ain't got the swoop,it ain't got the poop. Shout out to one of my have brothers, Dawalt/Walt Adams,for sticking me on a 1918 Harley -Davidson motobike,a lot of years ago!

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[luckyfind]

I'm a big fan of the early motorbikes here's a couple of mine

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[Freqman1]

Shawn,i agree. The motorcycle built ones are great,historically, but as far as design,aesthetic looks,they bore me. Mid/late 30's is where I've been/at. If it ain't got the swoop,it ain't got the poop. Shout out to one of my have brothers, Dawalt/Walt Adams,for sticking me on a 1918 Harley -Davidson motobike,a lot of years ago!

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I'm with you Keith. I appreciate the historical significance of these bikes but the full boogie ballooners such as the big tank Shelbys, Super Streamline Huffmans, the Bluebird, and full boogie canti Autocycles are what really gets me excited. Unless its dirt cheap I'll never buy a restored or pieced together Merkel, Indian, or HD. Way too may of these are faked or started off as a different brand even though it may have the same frame. V/r Shawn

 

[keith kodish]

Figured you'd get it,Shawn. Don't have the insane bikes i had,pre divorce,but my ago 39 arrow,36 robin,37 skylark,38 proto no nose,38 double duty, canti autocycle,my now 39 twin flex,39 huffman model 21,36 non equipped cycleplane,all are more interesting looking. More swoop,bells&whistles,please!

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[Mark Mattei]

Henderson